Events are very important contributors to local and regional economies. A successful well run event can provide significant value to an area by adding jobs and money to the local economy and providing cultural...

Like most users of .id online demographic and economic profile tools, if you have been using the new reports feature, you’ll know it’s a great way to quickly make professional, informative reports on a...

.id is proud to announce the launch of our National Demographic Indicators Series (NDIS). These are ranking tables for all Local Government Areas (LGAs) on a range of demographic measures. We have put these...

For a long time, at .id training sessions, I’ve been asked whether we provide cross-tabulated information. Often this is in the form of questions, like “Can you tell me how old our Indian-born population...

While the size of houses being built in Australia has, on average, been getting bigger, the average number of people living in them has traditionally been declining, and in more recent years has stabilised...

.id’s demographic and economic tools are easy to use, and web-based so they are available for anyone to explore, online. But we realise that council officers often get asked for a hard-copy (or PDF)...

Our clients often express a bit of uncertainty about the difference between the various approaches to population forecasting. In this blog I will give you a basic overview of the differences between the bottoms-up...

Who responds to invitations for public consultation? Demographic analysis shows they are more likely to be male, older, Anglo Celtic, well-educated and to have a higher income. Missing are the submissions from the young,...

When people ask – “How many people live in xyz?” they expect a straight forward, unambiguous answer. If only it were that simple! Believe it or not there are several different ways to count people in places. Do you want to know how many were there on a particular day, or how many usually live there? In this blog we explain the different types of population statistics and when to use each one.

Many New Zealand councils are still up to their armpits in the 2012 Long Term Plan (LTP) consultation. It’s a huge undertaking and one of the most important consultation tasks conducted by councils. I...